[Buildroot] [Lua 0/2] Lua modules removal

[Arnout Vandecappelle]

On 10/06/2019 10:31, François Perrad wrote:
> 
> 
> Le dim. 9 juin 2019 à 22:37, Arnout Vandecappelle <arnout at mind.be
> <mailto:arnout at mind.be>> a écrit :
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>     On 08/06/2019 23:18, Francois Perrad wrote:
>     > This serie removes 2 Lua modules which are Lua 5.1 only
>     > and not actively maintained by upstream.
> 
>      This needs a bit more context though... Is the intention to remove Lua 5.1? And
>     what about luajit?
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> This is a step in order to remove Lua 5.1, but not LuaJIT which stay as is.

 So, aren't these two packages relevant for LuaJIT then?

 Regards,
 Arnout

> In otherways, Lua evolves :
> - Lua 5.3.5 will be the last one of its serie
> - Lua 5.4 is up coming (lua-5.4.0-alpha is already available)
> - Lua 5.2.4 was released on 2015
> - Lua 5.1.5 was released on 2012.
> 
> Lua has two sides :
> - an interpreter which could be used with various modules
> - a library used as optional dependency
> This serie handles only the interpreter side.
> 
> François
> 
>      We tend to not remove unmaintained packages unless there is a good reason
>     for it.
> 
>      Regards,
>      Arnout
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